1. I loved Hitchens but it's worth noting that the entire trajectory of his career goes against the narrative Brooks is constructing here. The more of a reactionary crank Hitchens became, the bigger platforms he gained.https://twitter.com/nytdavidbrooks/status/1286619122835619845 …
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There were some strange divisions on the left around Bosnia. There was a purge of the New left Review editorial board that, though not explicitly about attitudes around Yugoslavia, ended up that way.
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Alex Cockburn explained the NLR purge as the aristocrats (him, Anderson, Ali, etc.) purging the middle class (Ellen Wood, etc.).
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